If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake, there would be a lot of candles． He’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out．
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day, few people in the United States will give him a passing thought． It’s nothing personal． Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes．
But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius． In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China．
In the past two decades, the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities． More recently, the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries． These schools teach both Chinese language and culture． The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art, history and philosophy． Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy． Students in the United States, at the same time, are racing to learn Chinese． So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States． Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers． 
So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well．
Today China attracts the West more than ever, and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West．
As for the old thinker, he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West, even if his birthday is．
小題1:The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _______．
A．provide some key facts about Confucius
B．a(chǎn)ttract the readers’ interest in the subject
C．show great respect for the ancient thinker
D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
小題2:We can learn from Paragraph 4 that American students_______．
A．have a great interest in studying Chinese
B．take an active part in Chinese competitions
C．try to get high scores in Chinese exams
D．fight for a chance to learn Chinese
小題3:What is the best title for the passage?
A．Forgotten Wisdom in America
B．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C．Chinese Culture for Westerners
D．Old Thinker with a Big Future
小題4:The passage is likely to appear in _______．
A．a(chǎn) biographyB．a(chǎn) history paper
C．a(chǎn) newspaper D．a(chǎn) philosophy textbook

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：
小題1:推理題，由第一段說“如果孔子還活著話，他將會用大蛋糕慶祝生日”，可以推出是吸引讀者的興趣，所以選A
小題2:推理題，由第四段的主要意思“在西方大學課程里，涉及了中國文化”，可以推出美國學生對學習漢語有很大的興趣，所以選D
小題3:推理題，由倒數(shù)第三段So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well可以推出思想家的重要性，所以思想家和大的前程很有關系，所以選C
小題4:推理題，由本文的主要意思，在西方國家里，涉及了一些中國文化，可以推出是在報紙可以看到，也可以用排除法，所以選C
點評：本文說明了思想家想法很重要，，在西方國家里，涉及了一些中國文化，美國學生對于漢語比較感興趣。先通讀全文，然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。本文主要考查推理題，要求學生有很強的推理分析能力。
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